Eighty-three-year old Matilda has advanced stage breast cancer that has spread to her bone, causing tremendous pain. Matilda feels that the pain is almost too much to bear and discusses with her husband the possibility of quickly and painlessly ending her life with his assistance. The term used to describe Matilda's request is ____.

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Matilda's request is an example of voluntary active euthanasia, which refers to the act of deliberately ending someone's life, at their request, to relieve them of suffering.

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